"misimagination" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misimaginations [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + imagination or misimagine + -ation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|imagination}} mis- + imagination, {{suffix|en|misimagine|ation}} misimagine + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} misimagination (countable and uncountable, plural misimaginations)
  1. Wrong imagination; delusion. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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